The River Mile Network
An Education Program of the National Park Service
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Student Science Symposium
May 26, 2021
9:00 to 2:30
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There's still time to register!
Registration closes Monday May 24th 8:00 PM Pacific Time.
Teachers and their students are invited to be a part of The River Mile's Virtual Student Science Symposium on Wednesday May 26, 2021 from the comfort of your classroom.
This event offers 3rd-12th grade students and teachers the opportunity to explore resources to learn about the environment and how scientists and resource managers study and manage these resources.
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Ecosystem Investigators
10:00am – 10:45am
Holly Duskin, Education Manager
Pacific Science Center
Appropriate for Grade Levels 3-9
Work together to create a virtual ecosystem model revealing how living and non-living parts connect and interact in an aquatic environment. Using your new knowledge about ecosystem interactions, become a wetland scientist and explore the relationship between organisms in a real pond sample. Can you help us determine if the wetland ecosystem is in balance?
Limited to 50 students
Only 10 spots left!
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Eat or Be Eaten
9:00am – 10:00am
10:30am – 11:30am
Noon – 1:00pm
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Brekyn Worbes, Park Guide
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Appropriate for Grade Levels 6-9
Each day is another challenge of survival for critters of the Columbia. Learn about the predators and prey that call this place and their important role in the ecosystem.
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Rogue Detection Teams
9:00am – 10:00am
Noon – 1:00pm
Suzie Marlow, Co-Founder, Education & Marketing
Rogue Detection Teams
Appropriate for Grade Levels 3-12
Rogue Detection Teams provide detection dog teams to seek odors for the conservation field. This includes live animals, nests, scats, diseases, and invasive plants, be this in the desert, the forest, or even on the water. We do more than fieldwork, too! We assist in study design, offer program development, provide detection dog classes, and develop resources and detection teams for education outreach!
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Suzie's Career Path
10:30am – 11:30am
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Suzie Marlow, Co-Founder, Education & Marketing
Rogue Detection Teams
Appropriate for Grade Levels 3-12
Rogue Detection Teams provide detection dog teams to seek odors for the conservation field. This includes live animals, nests, scats, diseases, and invasive plants, be this in the desert, the forest, or even on the water. We do more than fieldwork, too! We assist in study design, offer program development, provide detection dog classes, and develop resources and detection teams for education outreach!
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The River Mile Community Gathering
Wednesday May 26, 2021
3:30 to 4:30 PM Pacific Time
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Rogue Detection Teams
Suzie Marlow
Co-Founder, Education & Marketing
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Rogue Detection Teams provide detection dog teams to seek odors for the conservation field. This includes live animals, nests, scats, diseases, and invasive plants, be this in the desert, the forest, or even on the water. We do more than fieldwork, too! We assist in study design, offer program development, provide detection dog classes, and develop resources and detection teams for education outreach!
The program will conclude with a Q&A
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Crayfish Data Collection
Introduction to the New Forms
Interactive Training
3:30-4:30 PM
Tuesday, May 25
Tuesday, June 1
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They're here! The River Mile's new online data collection forms. Join The River Mile's Executive Director, Janice Elvidge, for a tour of the new forms, where to find them, how to use them and a discussion about data.
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Ice Age Floods
Hybrid Live Teacher Training
Friday August 13, 2021
Virtual and In Person
The REACH Museum in Richland, WA
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We will introduce you to the new Ice Age Floods Educator's Guide produced by the National Park Service and written by Rick Reynolds, Engaging Every Student.
More details and registration coming soon!
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Investigating Crayfish
+ Freshwater Ecosystems
Science Educators Hybrid Live Training
Thursday August 12, 2021
Virtual and In Person
The REACH Museum, Richland WA
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Learn to engage grade 2-12 students in fascinating crayfish studies in this hands-on STEAM workshop. Rick Reynolds, veteran educator and author of Investigating Crayfish + Freshwater Ecosystems, will team up with other partners from The River Mile Network to step you through student activities including scientific investigations in your local watershed. Gain confidence to participate with The River Mile's Crayfish Study to support important research by scientists and wildlife managers.
Registration coming soon!
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Hydropower Flows Here - teacher opportunity
The Bonneville Education Foundation’s Clean Energy Fellows program is accepting teacher applications for its 2021-2022 program through May 31. See below for informational links, a flyer for teachers and the program’s point of contact. Please consider sharing this opportunity with teachers with whom your utility or organization works.
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2021 Esri Education Summit
Virtual
June 21–22, 2021
Join a collaborative user community of forward-thinking educators and administrators sharing innovative learning and best practices about geospatial technology. We'll discuss the role of GIS in teaching problem solving and design thinking, key skills in a dynamic world.
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Working Conference on Wicked Problems in STEM Teacher Preparation:
Catalyzing Change Through Strategic Collaborations
JUNE 24-25, 2021
8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time)
Are you grappling with challenging problems related to STEM teacher preparation at the elementary or secondary level? Are you interested in making research-based improvements to your STEM teacher preparation programs?
This conference is organized and supported by a consortium of Washington STEM Education faculty and staff from public and private universities as well as NGO and government leaders. Sponsors
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Help Prevent Aquatic Invasive Species
Aquatic invasive species are easily transported between bodies of water by boats, inflatable kayaks and float toys, fishing waders and tubes, trailers, and any other water gear. Currently, freshwater lakes in Washington, Oregon and Idaho are free of invasive quagga and zebra mussels. Do your part to help prevent the introduction of quagga and zebra mussels by making sure that you CLEAN, DRAIN and DRY all your water gear before launching at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area.
In an on-going effort to prevent the introduction of aquatic invasive species, the National Park Service (NPS) at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area requires all boaters Read More.......
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May is Wildfire Awareness Month!
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resources. Whether you’re a first-time visitor or a public land pro, you play a valuable role in preventing wildfires and protecting our natural resources.
Each year the U.S. recognizes May as National Wildfire Awareness Month, a time when individuals, organizations and communities are encouraged to consider their wildfire risks and take steps to prevent and mitigate the effects of fires. More...
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